Improved cotton-bale tie



* UNITED STATEs PATENT O EEIcE.

GREEN B. MCDONALD, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IM PROVED COTTON-BALE TIE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 91,034, dated June 8, 1869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREEN B. MCDONALD, of the city of Louisville, county of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bands or Ties for Cotton, Hay, or other Bales; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in cotton-bale ties; and consists in the construction of the link or buckle by which the ends of the hoop-iron are secured in place. This link is made of wroughtiron, with the two inner surfaces of its side bars, around which the band is folded, made very thick, presenting to the folds of the band thick, round, convex surfaces, that will not cut or injure the band. The outsides of said link, wlthin the fold 0f the band, are hollowed out, presenting concave surfaces on either side, having sharp outer edges, which operate as a catch, preventing the fold of the band from slipping by the pressure of the bale.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation, by reference to the drawings and letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the band, showing its general arrangement. A is the band, and is made of wrought-iron. H is the link or buckle, and is also made of wroughtiron, with the two sides, around which the band A is folded, made very thick, presentv ing to the folds of the band thick, round, or convex surfaces, as shown at G G, and the outside edges of said link are hollowed out, presenting two concave surfaces, one on either side, as shown at F F F F, said link being attached to 011e end of the band A by passing the end thereof through the link H, and folding it down closely behind the same, as shown at I, after which the sleeve O is slipped over it, and the end of the fold B is turned down over both, which holds it permanently. The other end, D, is passed through the same link H several inches and folded down closely, forming the tie or attachment, and is secured permanently by the expansion of the bale against it when released from the press.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the link H, showing the side and end. Gr G are the conveX surfaces. F F are the concave surfaces on the outside.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the link H, showing its shape. G G are the convex surfaces. F F F F are the concave surfaces on the outside.

The above is a full description of the construction of the above improvement, and is operated as above stated.

I am aware that links or buckles have long been employed for connecting the ends of cotton-bale hoops; but these I do not claim, broadly.

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The link H for cotton-bale ties, when its parallel side bars, G, are enlarged to form convex inner bearing-surfaces for the hoop, and their outer edges hollowed out parallel to each other at F F, to form projecting angles, over which the hoop is bent by the expansion of the bale, as herein shown and described. v GREEN B. MGDON ALD. Witnesses:

HENRY HART, EMILE NAEGELIN. 

